Shoe-polishing stand



J. L.BENDER. SHOE POLISHING STAND.

D... m. au 2 M M D U. N 0 U A m H P A :intrus L. nennen, or oianrior'rn, ivolrirri mineraria.

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Applicationled March 2a, 1921. Serial No. 455,263.

ToaZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, JULiUs L. Biennali, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, have invented cer tain new and useful `finprovenients in Shoe- Polishing Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a foot rest or support, and particularly to such a device having adjustable guides for a polishing band or cloth designed to effect the eiiicient rubbing of toe, body and heel `of' the shoe.

An object of the invention is -to provide such a stand or support with a pair of guides for the rubbing or polishing cloth or band, which can be set in one position to secure an eiicient polishing of the toe portion of the shoe and in an alternative position to secure an eflicient polishing of the heel portion of the shoe, portions of the body of the shoe being` polished in both positions of the guides. Another object of the invention is to provide a stand of this type with yielding or adj ust able guides or band supporting elements, by nieans -of which various widths of shoes niay be polished with equal facility, the guides yielding underthe influence of :t1 assume the proper position for the particular shoe being polished. A. furtherobject of the invention is the provisionlof Jinarriniuin bearing for the pivot ends of such guides, designed to produce a strong vaijid rigid construction.

@ther objects andadvantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the following description and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed `out iii the appended claims.

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Figure 1 is a side elevation of the shoe rest orsupportcoinprisinginy linvention withfthe guides horizontally disposed and in position to support the polishing band when acting upon the toe portion of theshoe,

Figure 2 is a `siinilar View showing the guides in an upright or inclined position supporting the rband in `the act of polishingthe heel portion of the shoe,

Figure 3 is a plan ofthe shoe rest or support,

Figure 4 isa front elevation thereof. and

Figure 5 is a section through the support or stand showing the method of pivotally ne band to f ln the drawings, in which `like`.reference `also forined with hooks QG'and 27 for pose to be hereinafter explained.

It'will be noted that the hearing sleeves 16 piounting the guides within the block or ase.

Referring to the drawings, the nuineral 9 represents a shoe which is presumed to be upon the foot of a wearer, and 10 a polishing band or cloth, while 11 represents the stand, support or rest therefor while polishing the shoe. 12 designates the base of the stand which is in the forni of a block of anys'uitable material, preferably light, such as aluininuin or wood.

Pivoted in this block in a nianner hereinafter. to be `described are the guides, which are in the forni of stout wire stock, upon which are mounted sleeve ineinbers 15 yfor .band or cloth pulled or drawn around the guides inthe operation of polishing the shoe. The guides. 13 and 14 have two positions while in use, that shown in Figure 1, which may be `called their horizontal position,` is for use when the toe and adjacent `body portion of tlie shoe iste :be polished, while that shown in Figure 2, which may he called their upright position, is for use when the heel and adjacent body portion of the shoe are to be polished.

The baseer block of the stand is `provided with two hores, best shown in Figure 5, in which are mounted the :bearing sleeves 16 and 17, receiving `the bent or pivot ends 18 i `and 19 of the guide-s. These pivot ends vare provided ywith `enlargements or lugs 2O and 21, which actas limiting stops .in connection `the purpose of reducing the friction of the with vthe slots '22 and 23 `in =the sleeves 16 and j 17. The :bearing sleeves are securely held .within the block or base by means of straps 2f-jl and preferably of sheet inetal, at-

tached rto the sides of the block or :base and p Y Q i provided with openings sufficiently large to permit the free and easy iiioveiiient of the i guide ends rtherein but of a size to .retain the sleeve within the bore. These straps are .apurand 17 are extended the full width of the fbase 12 and are superposed upon each other, Vand that the locking lugandslot are located at the ends of the guide and sleeve respectively. llVliile these features secure desirahle results, it will be understood that the details of construction may be alteredy in these and other particulars without departing froin tliespirit of the invention.

At the front portion of the block or base the edges of the block, there is formed in.

the plate two L-shaped slots designed to receive and hold in position the hooked ends` 29 and 30 of the guides, and it will be noted that thehorizontal portions oi' said slots' are of suilicient length to permit of a considerablemovement or' the hooked ends, corre y sponding in degree to the movement lpermitted the lugs 20 and 21 in the slots 22 and 23 ot the bearing sleeves 16 and 17.

Pivotally mounted at the forward lower' kend of the block or base are guide-supports 31 and 32, which in their inactive position lie in the hooks 26 and 27 of the straps 241 and 25, as best seen in Figures 1 and 5. As shown in Figure 2, these guide-supports in their active or useful position receive in apertures in their free ends the hooked ends 29 and 30 of the guides, thereby supporting the said guides in their upright or inclined position for use in polishing` the heel and adjacent body portion of the shoe. The

vlength of the hooked ends permits a certain freedom oi' movement of the guides with relation to the guide-supports,comparable with that permitted the lugs 2O and 21 withinthe bearing sleeves 16 and 17.

vllhether the guides are in their horizontal or upright position, it will be seen that `they are adjustable toward vand from each other to permit of their efficient usewith a band'or fabric in polishing either a `narrow or a wide shoe. ln-order, however, that the body portion ot' the shoe.

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guides maybe normally in their closest `revlationship to each other, resilient means are provided for holding them. An illustrative means. of .this type is shown in Figure 3 wherein an extension is formed upon the guide, and'this extension is connected to the block by means of a spring, said spring being secured to the guide. and block, re*

spectively, in any suitable manner.

The use and operation of the device will be generally understood from the foregoing description, but a detailed recital `oli the AThe parts of the stand are assembled as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the band or cloth 10 being placed over the top of the block or base 12 and under the guides 16 and 17. The shoe upon the foot of the wearer is vthen `placed upon the block with the heel abutting the rear facevthereof, and the toe eX- tended underthat portion of the band lying upon the upper face of the block or base. Pulling alternatively upon the ends of the band and a sliding of the same alongthe guides will accomplish the necessary rubbing action required rfor the polishing of the shoe at the toe` thereof and the adjacent lt will be seen that if a relatively narrow shoe is being polished that the guides will remain in their normal position, `relatively close together, whereas it a shoe, relatively wide, is being polished the guides will spread apart under the pulling action upon the band, the lug and slot engagement oi the guides with the bearing sleeves permitting this spreading at one end while the slot and hooked end en,- gag-ement or the locking plate and guides will permit this spreading at the opposite end. Upon release of the pulling action the springs 3117 will return the guides to their relatively close position. j

Wvhen it is desired to rub or polish the heel and adjacent body portion of the shoe the forward hooked. ends of the guides are removed from the locking plate at the front of the stand or support and swung upwardly to an inclined position; the guide supports 31 and 32 are also swung upwardly to an inclined position, when the hooked ends 29 and 30 are engaged with the apertures in the :tree ends oi the guidesupports. This position of the parts isillustrated in Figure 2 of the drawing. rlhe heel of the Ashoe is then placed within the loop formed in the band or cloth and caused to abut the end of the block as heretofore. In this position of the parts a pulling action upon the ends of the band, alternately, will cause the necessary rubbing or polishing of the heel and adjacent portions oli the shoe.

lt will be. seen that by my invention a stand or support having a single pair of band guides is provided, and by reason of their capability of adjustment, these guides performthe functions of both longitudinal and uprightiixed guides. lt'will be also kappar-y ent that with my invention a minimum width ot block can 'be used without destroying the utility `of the device for slices of eXtra wide lasts. f These and other Vobjects are accomplished by the details of my invention, which however may bevaried considerably Without departing from thesp'irit thereof: as defined by the appended claims, the-specific embodiment of the invention vdisclosed being merely indicative. The band or cloth which l pre- Lter to `use is doctred with a chemical to ypromote -ease of operation and va better ,means mounted upon said shoe rest` for holding said guides in a raised positionfor heel polishing. j i. v

. 2. In a polishing device, a shoe rest, a pair ot' guides for a polishing band or cloth pivineens? otally mounted at the rear end of said shoe rest, a locking plate at the front end of said shoe rest for holding saidguides in a horizontal position for toe polishing,` and guidesupports pivotally mounted upon said shoe rest for holding said guides in a raised position for heel polishing. 'v

3. ln a polishing device, a shoe rest, a pair of guides for a polishing band or cloth pivotally mounted at one end of said shoe rest, and a looking plate at the other end of said shoe rest provided with L-shaped slots `in which Ithe free ends of said guides are held While the partsare assembled for toe polishin t t. ln a polishin device, a shoe rest, a pair of guides for a po ishing band or cloth pivotally mounted at one end of said shoe rest, and guide-supports pivoted at the opposite end of said shoe rest and provided with apertures at their free ends in which" the treeends of the guides are held when the parts are assembled Jfor heel polishing.

5. In a polishing device, a shoe rest provided With a pair of bores7` a pair of guides for a polishing band or cloth `comprising straight members having bent ends mounted in said bores, means for retaining said pivot ends in said bores, and means for holding the free ends of the guides in fixed relation to said shoe rest.

6. ln a polishing device, a foot rest provided with a transverse bore, a guide for a polishing band or cloth comprising a bent end yieldingly mounted in saidy bore, and means for maintaining said end` in said bore.

o7. In a polishing device, a foot rest provided With a transverse bore, a bearing sleeve in said bore,. a longitudinal guide for a polishing band or Clot-h comprising an angularly arranged pivot end mounted in said sleeve, and means for adjustably mounting said pivot end Within said bearingv sleeve comprising a lug and slot connection be tween said parts.

` 8. ln a polishing device, a oot rest, a pair of guides for a polishing band or cloth pivotallymounte'd in said Yfoot rest, means for `maintaining said pivotal oonneotion between the parts comprising straps having at their lower endshools, a. locking plate at the for- Ward end of said foot rest for holding the free ends of said guides when arranged inta horizontal position, and guide-supports pivotally mounted upon said foot rest and-having their free ends resting normally in said straphooks and provided With means for holding said guides when arranged in a raised position.`

In testimony lwhereof lfaiiix my signature.

imans n Banana. 

